sake

«sake» in Mova's school dictionary: to help them or for their good — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (sake, sakes); noun (sake, a Japanese drink)

meaning for a pupil

1) For someone's sake means to help them or for their good. tree →

2) For the sake of something means because of it or to get it: for safety's sake. tree →

3) (informal, mild swearing) "For goodness' sake!", "for heaven's sake!", "for Pete's sake!" show you are annoyed or impatient. tree →

4) (rude) "For God's sake!" or stronger forms are rude in some homes and schools. tree →

5) Sake (said SAH-kay) is a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it shows why someone acts ("for her brother's sake") or shows an annoyed character. In safety talks: "for safety's sake, wear a helmet". Phrases: for my sake, for the sake of it, for old times' sake, for goodness' sake, art for art's sake.

examples

• She stayed calm for her little brother's sake. tree →
• For safety's sake, hold the rail. tree →
• Oh, for goodness' sake, tidy your room! tree →
• He argues just for the sake of arguing. tree →
• Let's visit the old school for old times' sake. tree →
• For heaven's sake, stop kicking my chair! tree →
• Please be quiet, for everyone's sake. tree →
• We made the cake smaller for the sake of time. tree →
• He came for the sake of the daughter. tree →

note

Used almost only in "for ... sake". Possessive apostrophe: "for John's sake", "for goodness' sake". The Japanese drink "sake" is a different word, spoken in two syllables, and only for adults. Mild exclamations are informal; avoid "for God's sake" in formal talk.

In the corpora

• "For heaven's sake" is a polite way of saying "for God's sake", said in annoyance.
• "For crying out loud" is a mild way of saying "for Christ's sake", showing annoyance.
• "For Pete's sake" is a mild way of saying "for God's sake", showing annoyance.
• Forgiving can mean letting go of anger for your own sake, even without a sorry.
• Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sake» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.